NDA GK Questions 2026

Nizamuddin Panipati rendered the Yogavasistha into Persian in Akbar's time, as part of the emperor's large programme of translating Sanskrit works.

Sangam texts mention Brahmanas, kings and traders, showing that the poets knew of the varna order even though Tamil society was not organised strictly by it.

Nannuka–Chandela and Nagabhata II–Gurjara-Pratihara are correct; the other two kings are given the wrong dynasty. Nannuka founded the Chandela line of Jejakabhukti (Bundelkhand) in the ninth century, and his successors built the temples of Khajuraho.

Dhauli (Odisha) and Erragudi (Andhra Pradesh) are matched correctly, while Jaugada and Kalsi are placed in the wrong States. Ashoka's fourteen major rock edicts were carved at points across his empire, often near borders and trade routes.

Addressing the Commanders, the Raksha Mantri said innovative thinking, enhanced synergy and superior coordination, complemented by advanced weaponry, had contributed to its success, and that the operation carried a clear message that India would not hesitate to take the measures needed to safeguard its national interests.

The Raksha Mantri said defence production had surged to that record level in the financial year 2025-26, and that defence exports in the same period had reached an all-time high of about Rs 38,000 crore, both of which he attributed to the priority given to self-reliance in defence.

The Raksha Mantri released it at the Army Commanders' Conference in New Delhi, and it provides an overarching framework to prepare the Indian Army for the evolving character of warfare and for future conflicts, which is why it was issued to the Army's senior leadership rather than to a joint…

The simulations showed that as spin increases, the oscillating shock moves inward and its oscillations grow more pronounced, so the predicted frequencies can exceed 100 Hz for a black hole of about ten solar masses, which matches the fast variations observed in black hole X-ray binary systems.

Matter pulled towards a black hole forms an accretion flow that falls inward at high speed and emits non-thermal radiation, and the brightness of that radiation shows nearly regular variations known as quasi-periodic oscillations.

Its Numerical and Theoretical Astrophysics Group built the computer simulation of viscous accretion flows used in the work, which was led by Mr Sanit Debnath and Dr Indranil Chattopadhyay, with scientists from the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center in Poland and MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly.

Ammonium sulphide is an unstable, foul-smelling compound that breaks down to release ammonia and toxic hydrogen sulphide, so it is not used as a fertiliser.

For an astronomical telescope in normal adjustment the magnifying power equals the focal length of the objective divided by that of the eyepiece, so the eyepiece focal length is 50 ÷ 25 = 2 cm.

Barley is sown in the cool, dry season after the monsoon and harvested in spring, which makes it a rabi crop in the northern states.

Vegetables and fruits supply most of the vitamins and minerals in a vegetarian diet, which is why they are called protective foods.

Silver bromide is the light-sensitive compound coated on black and white photographic film and paper, because light breaks it down into tiny grains of silver metal.

Speed tells only how fast a body moves, while velocity also tells the direction of motion, and a quantity with both magnitude and direction is a vector.

A hypertonic solution has a higher solute concentration than the cell sap, so water leaves the cells by osmosis and the protoplast shrinks away from the cell wall.

The Central Institute of Buddhist Studies is at Choglamsar near Leh in Ladakh. It is a deemed university funded by the Union Ministry of Culture.

Magnesium oxide melts at about 2,850 °C, far higher than the other three, because its small Mg2+ and O2− ions carry double charges and hold each other with a very strong ionic lattice.

That is false: black soils are among the most clayey soils of India, and their high clay content is what lets them swell when wet and crack when dry.